Author Archives: Cindi LaRaia

2014 Dive Discovery & Africa Discovery Group Trips

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We have some new exciting group trips to entice you with for year 2014:

Combo Gray Whales & Blue Whale Adventure, February 25 - March 3 2014 Group Trip | Dive Discovery

Combo Gray Whales & Blue Whale Adventure
Baja, Mexico, February 25 – March 3 2014 Group Trip

Here is the perfect whale watching tour option for those who want to see the Baja Peninsula, but who want as little driving time as possible. Gray whales at the best whale watching location in the world, Laguna Ojo de Liebre and then blue whale watching at one of the finest locations we know of for reliable sightings of blue whales, Loreto, BCS.

Galapagos Islands Group Trip 2014

Galapagos Islands Group Trip
Onboard M/V Humboldt, Sept 29 – Oct 5
Land Walks & Touring, Oct 5 – 11 2014

M/V Humboldt Explorer Charter***join me as I head back to the Galapagos Islands diving with hundreds of hammerhead sharks at Wolf & Darwin, whale sharks, penguins and more.

Land Walks & Touring the Enchanted Galapagos Islands*** there is nothing like visiting the Galapagos Islands and walking with all the incredible land animals and birds that you will NEVER see on a Liveaboard dive boat. This amazing add on follows our diving trip, we are able to walk and experience the Galapagos Islands and her inhabitants the same as Charles Darwin did all those years ago!!! You will not believe how incredible the land walks are, we have worked our magic to make this happen.

Best of Zimbawe and Botswana, May 1 -14 2014 Group Trip

Best of Zimbawe and Botswana,
May 1 -14 2014 Group Trip

I have worked closely with my Africa office to develop an amazing Safari combining 2 countries; Zimbabwe & Botswana, and very specifically the properties in each area!

Zimbabwe has been coming back to life now for several years; it is a wonderful country with excellent game viewing and pricing is still pleasantly low! Combining this with the Best of Botswana areas that I love that are very productive; with Zimbabwe has produced an incredible value for a 13nt safari!

Damai I - Indonesia, November 19 – December 3 2014 Group Trip

Damai I – Indonesia, November 19 – December 3 2014 Group Trip

The Forgotten Islands also known as the Southeast Moluccas (Maluku Tenggara), are not a single destination, but rather a 1,000 km long chain of archipelagos stretching from Timor to West Papua on the island of New Guinea. Undeveloped, distant from population centers and far off any beaten paths, these “Forgotten Islands” have been largely isolated from the rest of Indonesia and the world. This is a very exciting, diverse diving itinerary; gorgeous wide angle and wild muck diving with critters!!

Please join us if you like to have fun, and have a group representative to help smooth the way!  Looking forward to meeting you!

Happy diving!

Cindi LaRaia

Combination for Philippines Special Offer

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El Galleon Beach Resort/Puerto Galera & Oasis Resort/Alona Beach

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Cost of 2013 Special:
$ 1,595.00 per person twin sharing
$ 2,122.00 single

Brief Itinerary

Transfer Manila airport – El Galleon Resort return,
5 nights twin share accommodation in pool-side room with breakfast buffet,
12 daytime dives

Round trip Flight: Manila – Tagbilaran – Manila, RT transfer Tagilaran airport to Oasis Resort,
5 nights twin share A/C Deluxe room with breakfast buffet,
12 daytime dives

At Alona guests must pay a dive tax of 100 peso per day ($ 2.50) at the resort.

Thailand – Burma (Mergui) Dive Trips Onboard SY Diva Andaman

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SY Diva Andaman

Diva Andaman – The SY Diva Andaman offers fantastic journeys into the past aboard a classic sailing yacht. During the tour you will appreciate our broad range of activities and be delighted by our fine Thai, Asian and international cuisine with world-renowned Thai hospitality and sense of service. Most other boats in the Phuket area have cooks; we have a chef and she lives up to actual four or five star standards of meals and presentation. The boat features two specially designed wine ‘cellars’ to keep wine at the correct temperature in the tropics. The chef will surprise you with such delicacies as foie gras prepared in front of your eyes. Nothing about this vessel, crew or trip is ordinary.

Two Thailand – Burma (Mergui) trips are available onboard SY Diva Andaman on Feb 2 – 11, 2014;  Mar 9 – 18, 2014  New!

Big Animals with Amos Nachoum

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Sperm Whale, Dominica - Big Animals Expedition - Dive Discovery

How about some Extreme Diving Trips.  There are a few spaces on Amos’s:

Crocodile, Botswana
July 8 – 16, 2013 one space

Blue Whale, Coast of California
July 28 – Aug 3, 2013 three spaces

Great White Shark Mexico, Isla Guadalupe
October 8 – 14, 2013 two spaces
October 14 – 20, 2013 five spaces

Blue Whale, Costa Rica Dome
January 13 – 28, 2014

Sperm Whale, Dominica
Feb 8 – 15, 2014; Feb 15 – 22, 2014

Sailfish Run, Isla Mujeres in Mexico
Feb. 24 – March 3 , 2014; March 3 – 10, 2014

Siren Fleet Updates

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SY Maldives Siren

New Palau Siren – 10-night itinerary covers a far broader range of dive sites than other liveaboard operators in the region. Departing from Koror the S/Y Palau Siren starts the diving off gently at Short Drop Off and Lighthouse Channel before cruising to the north of Badeldaob Island to dive at Devilfish City and West Passage where large pelagics are common.

The S/Y Maldives Siren will now be offering a number of 10-night special safaris departing from and returning to Male, throughout the month of July in 2013.

New Fiji Siren…The S/Y Fiji Siren is currently under construction by the Worldwide Dive and Sail team in Indonesia. She will launch in September 2013 to offer year-round diving in Fiji in conjunction with the Darling Family run Volivoli Resort on Viti Levu. Every thought for the modern diver is being taken into account during her build phase and she will follow a similar layout and design to our S/Y Palau Siren liveaboard.